WIXOM -- The Wixom manufacturing electronics manufacturer Acromag has released new BusWorks XT Series multi-channel optocouplers and interposing relay modules that connect discrete field devices to ...

Murrelektronik optocouplers, slim interface relays and multi-mode relay timers are now available from AutomationDirect. Murrelektronik optocouplers (from $16.50) are used to combine different signal ...

Relays usually are driven using optocouplers, which offer isolation between analog and digital grounds to ensure that switching currents in the relay coils do not affect the noise margin of the ...

If you ever find yourself swapping between a mix of audio inputs and outputs and get tired of plugging cables all the time, check out [winslomb]’s audio multiplexer with integrated amplifier. The ...

Few realize how close an optical coupler resembles a relay. It is so close, in fact, that one can be wired as a Run-Stop latch circuit. One advantage over the relay is that it may be turned off via a ...

Omron has announced mosfet opto-relays that can switch 3.3Aac or 6.6Adc, giving them the highest-ever current carrying capacity, said the firm. Mosfet relays use light to isolate the primary side, ...

Panasonic has produced a 6pin DIP-style opto-relay that can switch 1.2kV at 750mA. Called AQV209G, it comes in through-hole and surface-mount versions and has a single ac-dc output with two mosfets ...

J-Works has start shipping model JSB-380 USB 2.0 Controlled Multi-Function module with 4 Relays, 4 ADC channels and 4 Digital Opto-Isolated inputs. Each Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) can measure ...

These modules work with the company's BusWorks XT and other Ethernet discrete I/O modules. The XTA-MRNO-6 is an interposing relay module with six digital inputs and six mechanical relay outputs ...

What is a relay? What is zero voltage switching? How to create a zero-crossing relay driver with a simple external circuit. A relay is a device that allows for a smaller electronic switch to control a ...